Posters

Posters 1-8 have been invited to the Poster Pitch Competition, where presenters will compete for three $10,000 prizes.

Poster Number	Presenting Author	Institution	Abstract Title
1	Summer Joyce Batasin — Graduate Student	UCSD, Department of Radiology	Restriction Spectrum Imaging Models for Ovarian Cancer Using High-Resolution DWI
2	Jada Brown — Graduate Student	UCSD, Department of OB/GYN & Reproductive Sciences	Necessity of the Gut Microbiome for PCOS Metabolic Dysregulation
3	Terrance Haanen — Post-doc	UCSD, Department of OB/GYN & Reproductive Sciences	FAK Orchestrates Tumor-Intrinsic MHC-II Repression to Promote Ovarian Cancer Immunosuppression
4	Molly Huang — Graduate Student	UCSD, Jacobs School of Engineering (Bioinformatics and Systems Biology)	Human Placental Genomic Instability Predicts Preeclampsia and Placental Injury
5	Lauryn Keeler Bruce — Post-doc	UCSD, Department of Bioengineering	A Sleep and Light intervention for Mood Disturbances during the Menopausal Transition: Preliminary Findings
6	Amparo Martinez Perez — Post-doc	La Jolla Institute for Immunology	Non-invasive profiling of endometrial T cells via Menstrual Effluent
7	Vaibhavi Patankar — Medical Student	UCSD, Department of OB/GYN & Reproductive Sciences	Laws that mandate IVF coverage do not reach infertility patients: policy design and implementation barriers
8	Keri Tomechko — Medical Student	UCSD, School of Medicine	Longer travel time to fertility centers is associated with lower rates of goal-concordant oncofertility care
9	Devika Rao — Undergraduate Student	UCSD, Department of Ob/GYN & Reproductive Sciences	Dietary Choline Deficiency Impairs Bladder Function and Recognition Memory in Mice
10	Natalie Kaplanyan — Undergraduate Student	UCSD, Department of Ob/GYN & Reproductive Sciences	“Our bodies aren’t ours”: A qualitative study of traveling for abortion care post-Dobbs
11	Rachel Feiner — Medical Student	UCSD, School of Medicine	Delivery Outcomes Associated with Resolved First Trimester Low Placentation
12	Sherry Mestan — Medical Student	UCSD, School of Medicine	Association Between Timing of Prenatal Care Onset and Low-Dose Aspirin Use for Preeclampsia Prevention
13	Larabe Farrukh — Fellow	UCSD, Department of Medicine	Fetal Growth Restriction in Rheumatologic Autoimmune Diseases: Insights into Placental Pathology and Immune Dysregulation
14	Lillian Blank — Medical Student	UCSD, School of Medicine	The association of interpreter services use and rates of preeclampsia risk screening of non-English speaking pregnant individuals
15	Annalise McDonald — Resident	UCSD, Department of Internal Medicine	Stepping Stone to Trauma-Informed Cervical Cancer Screening: Implementing Primary HPV Testing in an Urban, Academic Medical Center
16	Stephane Loubrie — Post-doc	UCSD, Department of Radiology	Non-Contrast Detection of Breast Cancer Using High-Resolution Restriction Spectrum Imaging
17	Eilene Nop — Undergraduate Student	California State University Long Beach	How does cortisol explain how adverse childhood experiences affect birth complications in low-income pregnant mothers?
18	Katelyn Fong — Graduate Student	UCSD, Department of OB/GYN & Reproductive Sciences	Exploring Social Factors in Resilience Against Burnout in Birth Trauma
19	Jacqueline Lo — Medical Student	UCSD, School of Medicine	Integrating Imaging, Pathology, and Treatment Data: A Structured Breast MRI–Pathology Database to Advance Women’s Health Education and Research
20	Seyma Ozcan — Fellow	Scripps Memorial Hospital	Six-Month Dienogest Therapy Reduced the Endometrioma Size, Pelvic Pain, And CA-125 Levels
21	Gianna Giacomotto — Graduate Student	California State University, Long Beach	The Impact of Maternal Early Childhood Experiences on Infant Telomere Length
22	Marina Wolowicz — Undergraduate Student	San Diego State University	Preliminary Feasibility of a Prenatal Yoga App Intervention for African American Pregnant Women
23	Rong Zablocki — Research Statistician	UCSD, Department of Psychiatry	Modeling Physical Activity Change as Smooth Transformations: Temporal and Intensity Patterns Associated With Physical Function in Older Women
24	Allison Bang — Undergraduate Student	UCSD, Department of Radiology & Department of Bioengineering	Evaluating a restriction spectrum imaging (RSI) model on clinical diffusion MRI data for improved cervical cancer detection
25	Howon Ryu — Graduate Student	UCSD, The Herbert Werthem School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science (Biostatistics)	Sedentary behavior intervention effect measurement from wearable sensors through self-supervised deep learning model
26	Sophia Xiao — Resident	UCSD, Department of Internal Medicine	Breast arterial calcification and cardiovascular risk prediction in women with and without standard modifiable risk factors
27	Leeaneli Juarez — Undergraduate Student	California State University, Long Beach	Childhood Experiences and Maternal Mental Health
28	Karen Griener — Fellow	UCSD, Department of OB/GYN & Reproductive Sciences	Effectiveness and Safety of Medication Abortion with Mifepristone and Misoprostol in Minors
29	Ellen Wu — Undergraduate Student	UC San Diego, Department of Dermatology	Report from Women Living with HIV in San Diego: Community-Identified Research Priorities
30	Lorie Seuylemezian — Medical Student	Western University of Health Sciences	What knowledge and perceptions do those identified female at birth, hoping to enter the medical profession have regarding menstruation?
31	Aeron Frye-Jones — Undergraduate Student	California State University, Long Beach	The Impact of ACEs on Romantic Relationship Quality Across the Perinatal Period
32	Nia Palmer — Undergraduate Student	San Diego State University	Mandated Pharmacy Benefit Insurance Coverage for Medically-Indicated Fertility Preservation
33	Vaibhavi Patankar — Medical Student	UCSD, School of Medicine	Running Out of Time: Linguistic and Socioeconomic Disparities in Oncofertility Care
34	Rebecca Kolodner — Resident	UCSD, Department of Ob/GYN & Reproductive Sciences	Assessing Availability of Ulipristal Acetate and Levonorgestrel Emergency Contraception at San Diego Pharmacies
35	Lailie Kahsai — Medical Student	UCSD, School of Medicine	FERTILITY CARE COVERAGE IN HEALTHCARE EDUCATION: IDENTIFYING UNMET NEEDS AND KNOWLEDGE GAPS AMONG HEALTH PROFESSIONAL STUDENTS
36	Cynthia Coots — Fellow	UCSD, Department of OB/GYN & Reproductive Sciences	Over-the-counter contraceptive equity benefit mandates: the US legislative landscape
37	Danielle Reed — Medical Student	UCSD, School of Medicine	Amplifying Clinicians’ Voices: Strategies for Advancing Black Maternal Health Equity
38	Kelly Chacon — Fellow	UCSD, Department of OB/GYN & Reproductive Sciences	Lack of Reach: State-Mandated Insurance Coverage of Medically-Indicated Fertility Preservation Excludes Vulnerable Populations
39	Kera Swanson — Graduate Student	UCSD, The Herbert Werthem School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science (Public Health)	Up to a Decade Too Late: Applying Implementation Science to Transform Equitable Endometriosis Diagnosis and Care
40	Ellen Wu — Undergraduate Student	UCSD, Department of Dermatology	Report from Women Living with HIV in San Diego: Celebrating Over Three Decades of UCSD Research on Women Living with HIV — A Narrative Review and Institutional Inventory
41	Simran Gidwani — Resident	UCSD, Department of Internal Medicine	Expanding Access to HPV Self-Collection to Promote Trauma-Informed, Equitable Cervical Cancer Screening
42	Laura Hinojosa — Graduate Student	La Jolla Institute for Immunology & UCSD (Bioinformatics and Systems Biology)	Epigenetic Effects of Combined Oral Contraceptives in the Immune System - A Pilot Study
43	Laila Abolfathi — Undergraduate Student	UCSD, Department of Ob/GYN & Reproductive Sciences	Dietary Carnitine Rescues Ibuprofen-Impaired Pelvic Floor Muscle Regeneration
44	Rhea Robertson — Post-doc	UCSD, Department of Ob/GYN & Reproductive Sciences	Genomic Instability in Umbilical-Cord Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSCs) from Hypertensive & Normotensive Pregnancies
45	Avery August — Graduate Student	UCSD, Department of Ob/GYN & Reproductive Sciences	Assessing the role of genomics in maternal-fetal immune tolerance and placental dysfunction
46	Monse Pinner — Undergraduate Student	UCSD, Department of Ob/GYN & Reproductive Sciences	Bacterial Vaginosis Biofilms and Boric Acid: Expanding the Scope of Treatment Methods